early tests failed hard
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I thought why not only test the central shallow slab with the coils in them of both coils first. They are roughly 4.5mm thickness.
Also I made both slabs 35 winds resulting in a 35 -70 -35 configuration. Please never ask why I went for 36 while in theory 32 should have been enough already!
hahha well that flew back in my face like a boomerang as the iron powdered coil slab kept bending. who would have ever thought that 4.5mm of iron powder filled resin is not rigid enough to not bend with these kinds of fields around them
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So I really have to extend the process now. Going to fill up both coils to 15mm in thickness and then finally be able to make some sense of this iron powder use.
And you already know that I do not mind if I can not demonstrate anything useful in terms of voltage generation ability. I will also report my failures.
However I still am considering still using this iron powered filled casting just to help the heat dissipation ability.
But now we have another challenge. How can we make sure that the casting process was rigid enough to prevent the 150 um sized particles of powder to stay put. Never move else risk chipping away at the enamel.
I'll be honest. I do not think that any configuration in terms of frequency will ever allow for this powder to allow to chip away at the enamel. Because the particles at ultra high frequencies will just get lazy and do nothing. (please do not trust this to be actual science!! this is just my effort to visualize it for my self)
Now then one, including myself, wonders. Why did coil #1 shorted out in earlier tests then?
hmm
I am still at a loss. Maybe just that coil did not like a massage and then went on strike?
Ahh and here lies the possible answer. I just used too much force during the installation process for it to short out. But truth be told I am no scientist so my own data could contradict my interpretation of said data if I just was good and making sense of all this.
Anyway. All systems go!!!
@MattM. Do you remember the thunderbird countdown?
we are now at 2 seconds before liftoff.